Date: April 19-20, 1995 Event:Moscow Nuclear Safety Summit
The leaders of the G-7 along with Boris Yeltsin convened in Moscow for two days to discuss issues related to nuclear safety and the security of nuclear materials. Amid expectations that the issues surrounding nuclear contraband might finally be addressed at the highest levels, the Kremlin meetings resulted in a commitment to sign a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty by September, 1996, but little else. The re-election campaigns of Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton overshadowed the proceedings. Many Russian and Western observers were disappointed by the meager results. Although the participants declared the meeting to be a success, stating that "progress" was made towards resolving long-standing treaty disputes, the official summit results virtually overlooked the threat of nuclear contraband.
A parallel summit of non-governmental organizations was organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Russian Center for Ecological Policy. Held on the eve of the politicians' summit, the activists and ecologists at the meeting released several major new reports on the state of the Russian nuclear complex, including a report by the Norwegian group
Bellona documenting the condition of the Russian Northern Fleet. An advisor to Bellona, Alexander Nikitin, remains imprisoned awaiting trial. He is accused of supplying alleged state secrets contained in the Bellona report.
Safety Summit
The leaders of the G-7 along with Boris Yeltsin convened in Moscow for two days to discuss issues related to nuclear safety and the security of nuclear materials. Amid expectations that the issues surrounding nuclear contraband might finally be addressed at the highest levels, the Kremlin meetings resulted in a commitment to sign a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty by September, 1996, but little else. 
The re-election campaigns of Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton overshadowed the proceedings. Many Russian and Western observers were disappointed by the meager results. Although the participants declared the meeting to be a success, stating that "progress" was made towards resolving long-standing treaty disputes, the official summit results virtually overlooked the threat of nuclear contraband.